Textile-storage apparatus.



Patented Nbv. 9, 1915.

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TEXTILE STORAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.1913.

E8 82 aenven/ior Isaac E'. Paimew.

YCOLUMBXA PLANDGRAPH CO.,WASH INBTON. D. c.

Wrkinesses l. E. PALMER.

TEXTILE STORAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 9. 1913.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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TEXTILE STORAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. |9|3. 1 ,160, 1 1 1 Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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TEXTILE STORAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.19'3. 1,160,1 1 1. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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l. E. PALMER.

TEXTILE STORAGE APPARATUS.

I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 913. 1 1 60, 1 1 1 Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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ISAACE. i ALM'ER, or MIDDLETOWN, coimn'e'risur; TOWNSEND PALMER AND N' TEAME' r. PALMER GEA'SED.

This invention relates to textile storage apparatus and preferably to apparatus adapted for the continuous storage oftextile material.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed a sin le "ernbodiinent th'ereof'in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure '1 is view partially in vertical section and partially in end -elevation oi? one form of apparatus embodying my invention; '2 is a front elevation, partially in transverse seetion, of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevatioh "'ofthe eeristruction shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. fl is a view on an enlar ed scale, en the line 4'l of Fig: 2 and partially vertical section and partially in side elevation, of the textile feeding or distributing mechanism represented in the preceding figures; Fig. 5is a detail in longitudinal vertical section of the preferred term of roller ernployed at the discharge end of the ap 'a'aratus; Fig. 6 is a view siinil'ar to Fig. 4: but representing a slightly modified form of driving mechanism. Fig. 7 isa side elevation of the apparatus representing a modified form thereof wherein positively driven rolls are employed near the discharge end thereof; Fig. 8 is a detail in seeti'on representing said positively driven rolls and the related parts Fig; 9 is a 'detailin plan showing rolls; Fig. 10 isja detail in "cross section representing a inodiii'ed construction of rolls mounted upon the feeding chute; and Fig. 11 repr'ea sents' in a somewhat-diagrammatic"ni'anner a feeding Inecha'nisi'n which be rnoved to discharge the material into anyone of a series of receptael'e's. I,

This ifn'i entionrelate's to textile storage apparatus and is an improvement upon the construction shown in my= Patents No.

408,388, August 18-99, No. 653-385, July 10, 1990, no; 971,778, October 4:, 1910, and No. 1,033,925, eel-y e0, 1-91 2, 7

. Specification of Letters latent.

Anivrmrsraaronsor SAID ISAAC E. rain/inn, DE-

iEXntLn-s'i:bitten hrrana riis.

As shown in my patents above referred to, textile material in lengths, such, for example, as'yarn or cloth in rope-like form or evenin widths, has been piled or folded into the open upper ends of J or U-shap'e'd chutes, the material being subjected either prior to or during its passage through said chute to the action of some suitable liquor,such for example, as a bleaching, dyeing, finishing or othereon'diti'oning liquor, As disclosed in my said Patent No. l()8,388, the front and rear walls of said chute are made of power driven aprons to facilitate the passage of material therethro'ugh. As shown in my Patent No. 353,485, I have facilitated the passage of the material through the chute by maintaining a flow of liquor sufiicie'nt to float the material therethrough. In

Patented Nov. 9', 1915. Appueae'oa -fi1'ed=June 9,. 1913. serial no. wasaa- Patent 0-. 971,77 8, I have represented a I tional resistance to the onward. movement ofthe material. In the present application I disclose improved ineans for feeding the material into the upper end of the chute or other suitable receiver, and also disclose an improved form of chute, preferably of the J type particular object of the improved form er chute being to control the discharge of the material-therefrom and to insure its discharge in a regular' and even manner and withoutundue-choking or tangling.

The material is delivered into'the open, up 'ei-"en'd' of the preferably substantially upright chute and is gradually delivered therethrough, but I desire it to be understood .that'the feeding mechanism may be employed todeliver the material into other types of receiver than that herein shown, as for example, into square or other shaped bins. In accordance "with my invention, the textile material may-be discharged or drawn either in a saturated or Wet Condition or a squeezed condition from the chute or receiver. That is to say. the apparatus is adapted to receive material which be i in-rope er fenn, eras yarn, or in the condition of flat goods of suitable width,

such material. being treated, either'in the apparatus or previous to its entrance there to, with any suitable conditioning'liquor,

such, for example, as a bleaching, dyeing, V

finishingor other liquor, or just prior'to the delivery of the material-into the chute, the

v conditioning liquor, of Whatever nature, may be substantially expelled therefrom by the" action of the squeeze rolls, so that 'While the I material remains in the chute,-the.comparatiyelyismall amount of treating liquor yetj remaining in the goods may continue to act thereon,-. and, if desired, until the force of such treating liquor is exhausted. vF or ex: ample, the material prlor to its dehvery into 7 the chute may be subjected to the action of :a bleaching liquor, and the greater propori tion of this bleaching liquor may be exf, pelled therefrom by squeezerolls prior to' the delivery of the material-into the chute.

""This permits the continued action upon the siderable period. V t Referring more particularly to the .draW

ings, and first to that. form of my lnvention shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, I have material of a Weak bleachingcliquor, so that the time may be prolonged ithout injury to"the material, such as Would result if a bleaching liquor of full strength We e permitted to act upon the material for any cone therein represented a. chute of substantially J form and having a, front Wall 1, a rear .Wall 2, and side Walls 3 and 4E. .Thesaid chute is supportedin any suitable manner,

' as for example, by or between suitablebeams or uprights 5 connected at their upperend by suitable cross beams 6. If desired, the

. said chute may be mounted Within a suitable tank intoror through which the mate rial may be discharged from the chute. Also, I may providesuitable means, such, for example, as indicated in my Patent No. 971,778, for introducing a treating or other liquor intothe upperportion of the chute. Such liquor may be employed for the purpose of treating the material, and may be of.

I any suitable nature, as, for'example, bleaching, dyeing, or finishing liquor, or itmay be ;water or other llouid employed merely to fa- V cilitate the passage of the material through Y "invention either one orboth of the Walls the chute. v I a The Wallsof the, chute may beofanysuitable material. Ihave represented the front wall 1 as composed of upright, -wooden strips 7 and the "rear 'Wall as composed of Wooden fstrips. 8- transversely arranged. Preferably the front Wall 1 of the chute is vertical, and preferablytherear Wall 2 is also vertical,- though'within the scope of my may be inclined so asgrajdually toincrease the .crosssectional area of the, chute in'the 1 direction of. the, passage of the material ,e'a.

therethrough, Preferably, howeyer, I pro greater length isrpreferably substantially compensatedfor'by the provision of some flatcondition, and in order to accommodate ends With pairs of"bracke ts1-2,1S', having sides. Oneofsaid rods'l7 is provided with;

' provided to compel uniformadjustment of v vide for an increasing'cross sectional area 1n the dlrectlonof the passage of the, material through the chute by forming the side 7 Walls :3, 4L vvith-stepped portions, as indi-f cated at 9, QinFig. 2, it being understood 7Q thatsuch stepped portions may be provided 7.

wall of the chute of greater length than the front all thereof, assuming the same to be continued to a corresponding point, and this suitable lining, such,'for example, asthe lining, 11 of. sheet copper extending preierably throughout the .curvedportion of the rearwall of the chute; V

7 If desired, 1- may provide any 'suitable' means for .7 circulating liquor through the chute; that is to say, the chute Qmay besupported in a suitable tank, and the liquor disr charged into the upper end ofthe chute, so 9.5

as to pass down therethrough into the tank, and then to be Withdrawn from the tank and re-introduced into the upper end of-the chute, substantially as indicated in my Patent No. 971,778. g r While' the apparatusis mainly intended for treating the material in rope form, as, for eXample, narroW goods or yarn, 'it is also adaptedlfor treating. goods inlengths in a different Widths of goods, the side walls may i be adjustable toward and from each otherin any suitablemanner. The front Wall 1 may i be adjusted in and out- With respect to the rear wall 2, so as'to facilitatethe laying of the material in folds of the desired extent. I havehereinrepresented the front'wall as;

supported between the sidewalls 3, 4t, and T asprovided adjacent itszu'pper and lower rack teeth l l upon their underedges with which mesh pinions l5'upon rods 16 supported in suitable brackets 17. upon said a hand 'wheel 18,and sprocket chains: 19 are the frontWall l in and out-upen tauon of saidhandyvheel18. V At some suitable part of the, front iwall' 1,

and,as here. shown, substantially in the'hori zontal planeof the upperend of "the curved." portion 10, of the rear wall, Iproyide .a mor able member, here shown as a former or apron QQhinged at 21 to'the lower edge'of' the verticalportion of the front all, but so, a.; 7

that its inner face is flush with'the inner face ofthe front wall. The said former or suitable times, as, for example, upon the commencement of the piling down operation,

thus constituting a temporary support for the material,- For-this purpose, Ihave represented the apron or former 20 as having hinged thereto'at 22 amaterial supporting member 23 preferably of suflicient area substantially'to fill or block the lower end of the chute when in an infolded position, as indicated in Fig. 1. I have provided selfacting means adapted to hold the said supporting member in the position shown in Fig. 1 but permitting it to be positioned at substantially right angles thereto, in which latter case it acts as a prolongation of the main portion of the apron 20. For this purpose, l have herein provided a relatively heavy weight Q-fsecured by a bracket 25 and bolt 26 to the outer face of the supporting member 23. When the weight is in the pOSl tion shown in Fig. 1, it holds the supporting member across the mouth ofthe chute, and the weight maybe sui'hcient thus to support the material until the weight is swung against the outer wall of the upper portion of the former 20 when the lower portion of the former will be in general parallelism in its new position with the curved rear wall 11, and press with the desired force against the material, or the weight 2% may be merely sufficient to. support the material until a substantial amount thereof has accumulated in the chute, whereupon a further accumulation of the material causes .theformer to swin into a position at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1.

The side walls, 3, 4 of the chute are preferably of greater width at the lower end of the chute, as indicated in Fig. 1 and each preferably terminates in a vertical .or upri ht ed e 27 which is here re resented asv extending downward to a point 28 close to the termination of the curved portion 10 of the rear wall The said side walls 3, 4 thus reduced in height, arecontinued forward, as indicatedat 29, and are upwardly curred, as at 30, in general parallelism with the forward, upwardlyturned extension 31 of the curved,-rear wall 10. Viewing Fig. 1, it will be noted that the forward edge of the curved wall 10 terminates more or less abruptly adjacent to or in the plane of the are tapered at their forward portions, so as to afford an exit for the material along their upper edges. The said strips 82 not only serve to support the material at spaced points, but they also form between them pockets or depressions and prevent the end den pulling out of a long piece or portion of the material, as might occur if the material becomes choked for any reason, and then suddenly yields to the pull of the mechanism to which the material is fed from the chute. in other words, the strips localize the discharge of the material and restrict the length thereof that can be pulled out at any given time, even under undue tension or strain.

. The provision of a depression at'the leading edge of the curved portion 10 adjacent to the supporting board 38 is an important feature of my invention. As hereinafter set forth, it is evident that the supporting board 83 may be positioned at any suitable angle and that, if desired, it may be inclined with I be vertical or inclined, and also with the inner face of the curved portion 10, thus extending across the discharge throat. As the material is drawn out through the discharge throat the depression at the leading edge of the curved portion 10 permits that portion of the column which is contacting with the inner face of the supporting board 33 to graduallymove downward toward the exit throat thus preventing any clogging or binding of'the material. In other words, the depression at the leading edge of the curved portion 10 efiects an easing up of the material bearing against the inner face of the supporting board 33 so that the material is drawn through the exit throat both from the inner face of the supporting board and from the upper face of the curved portion 10 with equal tension and without undue strain;

At a suitable point in advance of the up- I of the supporting board 33 is lined with.

sheet copper or other like substance to facilitate the passage of the material through the chute.

1. have herein represented the supporting bo rd 83 as mounted or or ried by the side walls 3 and l and preferably adjusted ith respectv thereto. 'Herein for the purpose, have represented. said board as provide metallic or other suitablesleeve l3fittedv with T-shaped brackets, the horizontal members 37 of which are slotted as indicated at 38 forthe'reception of bolts 39, by which the said supporting board may be secured in any position in and out or up and down with respect tothe forward terminals of the rear, curved wall 10 and the strips 32.

' apparent that the said supporting board 33 may be swung upon the bolts 39 as pivots, I 10 or moved in and out inarightline'.

In coeperationwith the supporting board.

33, I preferably provide means to facilitate thedischarge of the material through the any given time.

' mouth of the chute Herein for the purpose, I have represented a'rollenlO which may becontinuous and may if desired be drivembut which preferably'is sectional as indicated in Fig. 5, so that only that portion thereof with which the band or rope of yarn or material is in contact need be rotating at In this manner, I very markedly reducethe strain upon the. material'when in rope-like form which would necessarily result from the turning of the entire roller by. the stress of the material.

While the sectional'roller may be of'any' suitable charactenl preferably mount the same loosely upon a fixed shaft or rod ll.

I Each member a2 of the roller lO, eXcepting one of the end members. is providedwith a tightly onto a portion of the rollerof reduced. diameter, as indicated at l4, and which encircles a correspondingly .reduced portion of the adi acent section of the roller. In other words, the roller sections 7 are nested one onto another and the' e'ntire g periphery of the composite roller 1s. un-

broken. "The'rollersections 4:2 areadap-ted to rotate freely about the shaft or rod'el, but are held a gainst' longitudinal movement thereon in any suitable :manner, asfor eX- ample, by the endsupports for the roller.

. Each roller section is preferablyformed of 1 wood andthe ring-like members43 are of meta-lor'any suitable material that will not corrodeor impair the fabric.

The shafto-r rod 41 is'preferably mounted- 111 short uprights 46 positioned in;advanc -i1 of'the supporting .board'33, and. above the 7 said roll 40 there may be supported a dash "or drainer guide board e7. If desired, the

roller 4-0 and also the board 47 may be sup-' ported by the board 33 on suitable eXten--- sions therefrom, so that all the said members may be adjusted together by means of the 1 slotted brackets 36, 37. o y i The material discharged from the chute may be'passed to any subsequently acting mechanism or may be re-passed through the chute, and if desired I may provide the he 7 ter with a suitable guiding device to shake a out the-wrinkles from the material after its passage through the chute For that pur pose, I' have in Figsl, 2 and3, represented It will be 7 the uprightslias provided with cross pieces 48 projectingbeyond-thefrontv wall of the chute and having mountedthereonone or, more transverse strips e9,slotted as '1nd1- cated at 50,through which thematerial may bereversely passed for the purpose stated, 7 I

-.In order tointroducethe material into the, chute'or other; receiver, I provide suitable means. to traverse the material when in rope or yarn-like form, and then to .fold

it back and .forthlin the upper end" of the chute, or merely to fold the material if. the;

Assuming that the latter be: wide goods, material is'in rope or yarn 'form,it is introi ducedfrom the apparatus by which it was last previously treated, or} it is reintroduced from the discharge end of the chute; through V a suitable pot-eye 51 represented in Figs. 1,.

2 and In order totraverse thematerial fromside to side ofthe chute, I provide any suitable mechanism, such for example, as a sprocket chain 52 represented in Fig. 2 as.

mounted upon suitable pinions; 53, 54, the latter being driven by suitable" sprocket gearing 55 from the main drive shaft. The

pot-eye is traversedto and fro by the-chain 52 and is guided its to and fromovement by upper and lower guldes 56 1n ,a manner not necessary more fully to describe. If desired, it may betraversed in any other man-1 ner, asfor eXample, inthe manner shown in my Patent No. 97'l,778; V

In order to introduce-the.material intoi the upper end of thechute or other receiver, I have herein represented -a main ;dr1ve-.

shaft 57 having thereon fast and loose pulleys 58, 59"whereby it may bedriven from anysuitable source. Upon the said shaft 57 is fast'a suitable drum. 60, about which the material passes, it being directed thereto from the pot-eye 51, The main shaft 57 is supported in suitable bearings; in uprights or castings 61' themselves supported upon the upper ends of the uprights 5. The material after passing about the upper end the imaterial and may eXpel'a considerable 7 portion of the liquor therefrom,;if the material be received'from apparatus where in it has been subjectedto liquidtre'atment." Below and between thedrum60 and roll 62, I mount chute,'to"which to and fro movement: is'imparted to fold the material: 1n the upper endlof the receiving-or storage chute, and which is therein represented ascoinposed'of two .spaced boardsor plates 65," '7

66-,Leach of Which-is rovidedijat its ends" with metallic hangers 67, the .upperends of wvhich encircle: the supports of two clearing-' rolls or shafts 68, .69, 7 whereby the 1 said pinion 86 boards or plates are supported. It will be observed that the said plates or boards 65,

66 are independently supported as contra' distinguished from the construction shown in my Patent No. 971,778.

The boards or plates 65, 66 are connected adjacent their lower ends by bars or strips 70, and in order to impart to-and fro or swinging movement to said boards or plates, I have, herein provided the following mechanism. Upon the main drive shaft 57 is provided'a pinion 71 (see Fig. 4) meshing with a pinion 72 upon a st d Shaft 73 (S 9 Figs. Qand 4c), the latter also having thereon a sprocket pinion 74. Fast upon the shaftsor rollers 68, 69 are sprocketpinions 75, 76 and mounted on a shaft 77 in a suit,-

able hanger 78 isa sprocketgear 79, while uponthe opposite end of said shaft 77 is a crank arm 80 connected by link 81 tothe plate or board 66;: A sprocket chain .82v passes as indicated in Fig. 4, about the said 7 sprocket pinions 7 4, 75, 76 and sprocket gear 79, the said sprocket chain being driven in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, thereby to swing the board 65, 66. to and fro, and also'to rotate the rollers or shafts 68, 69,- preferably at a relatively low rate of speed compared with the peripheral speed of the drum 60. The function of the shafts or rollers 68, 69 isito clear the drum 60 and roller 62 from any material. that might adhere thereto, and for the-purpose each is driven in an opposite direction with respect to the drum 60 and roller 62, and with which they are in contact or substantially in contact. The to and fro movement imparted by the crank 80 and link 81 is sufficient to lay the material in folds in the upper; end of the front to rear. By'varying the length of the crank arm 80, the length of the folds may be likewise varied,

In Fig. 6 I have represented a somewhat different construction of feeding mechanism. Therein I have provided, as in the construction already described, the drum 60 and the squeeze roll or rider roll 62 and also the plates or boards 65, 66 which constitute,

a feeding chute and which are oscillated in the manner previously described. At the upper edges of the said'plates 65, 66 I- provide the clearing rolls or shafts 68, 69 as previously described and mount thereon sprocket pinions 83, 84 and also provide an idler or sprocket pinion 85, suitably supported upon the uprights or castings. The

main shaft 57 is provided with a sprocket and a sprocket chain 87 is passed about saidsprocket pinions 83, 84,85 and 86 and isdriven in the direction of the-anrow adjacent thereto in Fig.6, thereby rotating the clearing rolls, or shafts in direc.-,

tions-respectively opposite to, the direction" chute, the length of each fold being substantially the depth of the chute from of rotation of the drum 60 and the squeeze roll or rider roll62.

If desired, I may provide distributing rollers mounted at or adjacent the lower edges of the plates 65, 66 and .in Figs. 6

and 10 I have represented two such rollers at 88 and 89. These rollers which maybe of any suitable length, are suitably supported for rotation upon the plates 65,66 and are herein represented as provided with sprocket pinions 90, 91 which are driven by sprocket chains 92, 93 in the-direction of the descent of the material between the feed ing plates 65, 66., The, said sprocket chains. 92, 93, are passed respectively about the, sprocket pinions 94:, 95 mounted upon the shafts 68', 69 and which are herein represented as of somewhat larger diameter than the, sprocket pinions 83, I so. as to drive the distributing rollers 88, 89 at a higher speed than the clearingrolls' or shafts 68, 69. It is evident, however, .that the distributing rollers, if employed, may be driven at any suitable speed since the purpose thereof is merely to prevent any possible clogging of the material between the plates 65, 66. It is not necessary that the distributing rollers 88, 89 be so spaced as to contact at all times with the; opposite faces of the material as they may be so spaced as to contact therewith only when there is a tendency of the material to thicken or clog between the plates 65, 66. The distributing rollers 88, 89 may have smooth or other peripheries and in Fig. 10 I have represented them as provided with a series of wings 96 which may be of any suitable extent and any number of which may be provided so as in effect to act as fans and create a draft or suction which .erably each of said rollers is provided with annular enlargements or shoulder portions 99 which are suitably spaced to provide therebetween recessed portions 100. The annular enlargements 99 of each roller are opposite the recessed portions 100 of the other roller and the described construction provides an increased or jenlarged surface to contact with and effect the forward movement of-the material. It willbe observed, viewing Fig. 8, that immediately in advance of the rollers 97, 98 I provide a material g-uiding surface 1,01 the inner edge of which is at. a lower level than the leading edge of the 'curved surface 10, thus providing a depression 102 for the purpose fully described with reference to the construction shown in The positively driven roll or rolls of any suitable, type may be omitted, but if employed, any suitable number thereof may be used as example, one, two, three or'more. If'employed, they aredriven in any suitable -manner and when a series thereof is employed, they'are rotated in'the'same di-* rec'tion, V I havein Fig. 7 represented suit-- able d-rivingmeans consisting of a vertical shaft 103having at its upper end a=beveled gear 104: driven by abeveled gear 105 mount- .ed upon a shaft 106 and having alsprocket pinion 107 driven by '1 sprocket chain 108 passing about a suitable sprocket pinion 109 mounted upon the shaft 77 4 The said rolls maybe driven in this manner-'at any' suit-- able speed; At its lower end the shaft 103, which is-mounted insuitable hangers 110,

is provided with a worm flll meshing with a worm wheel 112 uponpthe shaft of the" roller" 98 The rollers 97, 98 are both pro;

passe a sprocket chain 113 whereby 'said roll are both'd'riven in a forward 'dlrecindicated by arrows in Figs 7 and 8. oviously any other suitable driving mechanism maybe employed but if-the rollers be used 'theyare preferably driven at a I slow rate ofspeed correspondingsubstan+ tially to that of the desired rate of travel of tlie material through the chute or receiver. r

In Fig. 11 I have-somewhat diagrammatiically'represented my invention as adapted 7 represented a series of receptacles 114:, 115,

to delivering material into any oneof a series of receptacles;- In said 'figure I have and 116 which may be rectangular in cross section and upon which are mounted suit-- able tracks or rails 117. Tliereon I mount the feedingmechanism 118 which is generally similar to 'that'shown inFigs. 1 to 6 inclusive and which is provided with a suitableplatform 119 having wheels 12 0 sup-.

porting said feeding mechanism upon the tracks or rails 1 17. The feeding mechanism shown in said Fig. 11 is preferably substantially similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive but in'addition' theretol I U have provided the shaft 121 whereon the drum 122 is mounted with a spur gear 123 which is adapted to mesh with-any one of a series of pinions 124, 12.5, 126 mounted upon" a shaft 127 supported in suitable hangers 128 longitudinally ofthe bins or receivers 114, 115, 116.

provided with fast and loose pulleys .129,

1130 whereby itmaybe driven at any su1t-' 'ablej speed When it is desired to feed the material into the chute'or receiver 114 the feedingflmechanism is positioned as indi The shaft 127 is sated in r Fi 11 Marthe as "gear 123 meshed with anddriven by the spur pinion 124. When it is desired tofeed material.

- into the bin or-receiver the feeding mechanism is moved to'{ the right, viewing Fig. 11, until the spur 5 gear 12 3 'is"brought into mesh with the spur pinion 12551 Simi larly the feeding'mechanism maybe moved still farthert-o the 'ri-ght when it is desired to feed material into the bin or receiver 116;-

If the bins-or receivers'bearrange d one in advance ofanother, instead of side by side I ma rovide'anv suitable mechanism J to movethe feeding mechanism intoposition over each of said bins or receivers. a

The "apparatus herein shown is adapted totreat materialeitherin rope or -fiat form,

whether woven or in the form "of warp. The materlal may be ll passed repeatedly through-the chute or other receiver, if desired, and may be treated by passing it in therethrough reduced substantially to a [succession through a series 'of chutes;wher'e- 1 in different liquors are circulated or l'pro' 5 v 'vided. It will-ibejevident that the 'chute'of' theapparatus is composed wholly or-. sub'-' stantiallywholly of fixed'parts, andthat the friction of the material as it is conveyed minimum. ltis also evident that instead of treating the material in the chute withr liquor as described, the chute may :be ;-used as a time receiver-"0r storage receptaclmfrom I which the material may be drawn :in a'ny suitable manner.

By reason of the hereinbfore; describ d: relatlon 0 supporting board 33 and the lower end of the curved-wall 10, the'lower end' of the columnpf folded material is supported with the bends or folds resting agalnst said parts, and the material may be drawn with equal" facility from either of said parts without undue choking of'lthe outlet,the area of'whic'h may-be varied by V the adjustingmeans described. It is, how

ever, important "that the material be suiiiciently choked at or adjacent the delivery 'mouth to prevent the same from' too free: discharge or from flowing ofi' into the tank if treating liquor be provided. I thus restrict the materialto a gradual and substan.

tially' regulardischarger; 7 7

V Having thus described one illustrative bodiment ofmy'inventionjldesire it"to be i V understood thatfalthough specific terms are employed, they are used in-a generic and descriptive sense andnot for purposes-of limitation, 'the 'scope ofthe invention being set forth in Claims; i e a I v j 1. 'Apparatus for treating textile'material in lengths comprising a chute or: receiver the following claims. "f

having anfupper material intake end, a feed-f ing chute composed of-independently ,1

mounted; front and rear members, means to impart't-o and fro movement to saidjfeeding' 3 30 chute, and means to traverse the material transversely of said feeding chute.

2. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, a feeding drum extending substantially from "side to side of the receiver, a feeding chute in lengths comprisinga chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, a feeding drum cooperating squeeze roll positioned at the side thereof and resting by gravity thereagainst, a 4 feeding chute mounted below the engaging portions of said'drum and roll, and means to impart to and fro movement to said feeding chute.

4. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, a feeding drum, means to traverse the material from end to end of said drum, a pair of independently pivoted plates or boards constituting front and rear Walls of a feeding chute, and means to reciprocate the latter.

5. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, independently mounted spaced feeding boards or plates adjacent said intake end, means to introduce material between said feeding boards, means to impart movement to said material-introducing means and to move said boards or plates transversely to. the mouth of the receiver.

6. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, a feeding drum throughout spaced feeding boards independently pivoted above the chute, crank means to impart to and fro movement thereto, and meansto traverse in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, a feeding roll or drum and co-acting squeeze roll above said intake end, clearer devices for said roll or drum and said feed roll, and means to rotate said clearer devices in the direction of movement of the material into the chute.

10. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver havingan upper material intake end, afeeding chute mounted above said intake end, means to reciprocate the same, and distributing rollers mounted at thelower end of said feeding chute.

11. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, spaced feeding boards independently pivoted above said chute, means to impart to and fro swinging movement thereto, and a distributing roller mounted at the lower end of each of said feeding boards.

12. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material in-ta-ke end independently mounted, spaced feeding boards or plates adjacent said intake end, means to impart movement thereto transversely to the mouth of the receiver and distributing rollers mounted upon the lower portions of said feeding boards or plates.

13. Apparatus for treating textile material in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material intake end, co-acting feeding rolls therefor, independently mounted, spaced feeding boards or plates adjacent said feeding rolls and between which the material is directed theresaid feeding boards, distributing rollers at from, clearing rolls at the upper end of the lower end thereof, and means to reciprocate said feeding boards.

- 14;. Apparatus for treating textile materials in lengths comprising a chute or receiver having an upper material in-take end, feeding rollers, a feeding chute adjacent thereto, and having clearing rollers at its upper portion and distributing rollers at its lower portion, and means to reciprocate said feeding chute.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC E. PALMER.

Witnesses W. M. BROWN, IRVING U. TOWNSEND.

Copies of this'patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

